The remarkable history of how college presidents shaped the struggle for racial equalitySome of America's most pressing civil rights issues-desegregation, equal educational and employment opportunities, housing discrimination, and free speech-have been closely intertwined with higher education institutions. Although it is commonly known that co
"This book unfolds the untold history of one of the United States' most notable civil rights crises from the perspective of academic leaders"--
"Cole's lucid and pragmatic description of networks of power in the 1950s and 60s provides current scholars, administrators, and students a useful road map for effecting social change today."
---Abigail Fagan, Amerikastudien/American Studies
